OWENSBORO, Ky. – The Carlow University men’s cross country team finished 10th of 12 teams at the River States Conference Cross Country Championship in Owensboro, Ky. Saturday. The meet was hosted by Brescia (Ky.) University at Yellow Creek Park.

The Carlow men’s cross country team placed four team members on the 2017 River States Conference Men's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Team, which includes 29 student-athletes from the 11 conference teams.

Christopher Woodley (JR/Northern Cambria, Pa.) led the Carlow men's cross country team with a time of 29:40.5, for an average mile time of 5:58.2, in the 8K race. He finished 32nd in the field of 99 runners from 12 RSC institutions.

The Carlow University men’s cross country team placed third
out of five teams at the Penn State Greater Allegheny Invitational on Saturday,
Sept. 17. Chris Woodley (SO/Northern Cambria, PA) finished ninth and set a
Carlow record, with a time of 29:08.

The Celtics opened the 2016 season by placing second out of
four teams in the St. Vincent College Early Bird Cross Country Invitational. It
was the first time a Carlow men’s cross country team has placed.